Lauda Europe

This article is about the Malta-based Ryanair subsidiary unit. For the Austrian charter airline originally founded by racing driver Niki Lauda see Lauda Air. For the defunct Ryanair subsidiary, see Lauda (airline).

Low-cost airline of Malta
Lauda Europe
IATA ICAO Callsign
LW LDA BEAUFORT[1]
FoundedJuly 2020; 3 years ago (2020-07)
Commenced operations13 September 2020; 3 years ago (2020-09-13)[2]
AOC #MT-62[3]
Operating bases
Fleet size27
Parent companyRyanair Holdings
HeadquartersPietà, Malta
Key peopleDavid O’Brien (CEO)[4]
Websitewww.laudaeurope.com

Lauda Europe Limited is a Maltese low-cost airline operating on behalf of its parent company Ryanair. The airline performs wet-lease flights for Ryanair and charter services.[5]

History

Lauda Europe is the successor of Austrian carrier Lauda. In 2020, Ryanair Holdings closed its Austrian unit in favor of Lauda Europe, a newly established Maltese subsidiary, and transferred Lauda's fleet of 29 Airbus A320 aircraft to the new airline. Lauda staff were offered new positions at Lauda Europe.[6]

In May 2021, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary stated that Lauda may move to an all-Boeing 737 fleet. However in July 2022, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary announced that Ryanair would extend the Lauda Europe Airbus A320 leases until 2028.[7]

Fleet

A Lauda Europe Airbus A320-200 taking off at Tallinn Airport in 2021

As of May 2024, the Lauda Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]

Lauda Europe fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 27 — 180
Total 27 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "ICAO Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter Designator and U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs". FAA. Retrieved 28 Apr 2024.
  2. ^ "Lauda Europe (Malta) launches operations". Worldairlinenews.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "List of AOC holders as at 1st June 2021". Transport Malta. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Ryanair | Executive Officers". investor.ryanair.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  5. ^ "Lauda Europe official website". Lauda Europe. Retrieved 26 Nov 2021.
  6. ^ Hofmann, Kurt. "Laudamotion to evolve into Malta-Based Lauda Europe". Informa PLC. Routes Online. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ Q&A Video at 7min7sec via "Ryanair Q3 Results FY23". 30 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Lauda Europe Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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